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The Hauser Institute for Civil Society at Harvard University seeks to expand understanding and accelerate critical thinking about civil society among scholars, practitioners, policy makers and the general public, by encouraging scholarship, developing curriculum, fostering mutual learning between academics and practitioners, and shaping policies that enhance the sector and its role in society.

A brief description of our programs is listed below, follow the navigation bar to the left to learn more.

The Initiative for Sustainable Arts in America is a three-year effort to strengthen the nation's arts infrastructure and develop a fact-based assessment of the sustainability of urban arts institutions across the country.

The Course on Exponential Fundraising is an experiential learning course designed for a select group of nonprofit leaders who want to improve their organization’s results and reshape the field of fundraising, reconceptualizing it as something that is not only mission critical, but a vehicle to fundamentally transform organizations.

The Initiative for Responsible Investment examines fundamental issues and theories underlying the ability of financial markets to promote wealth creation across asset classes, while creating a stronger society and a healthier environment.

The Humanitarian andHuman Rights Organizations program seeks to enhance the impact of the field by strengthening interactions between scholars and practitioners to strengthen these organizations’ ability to address real time and emerging opportunities and challenges.